Pak, Romanian ties to grow further: Soomro
By Ali Imran

Islamabad—Pakistan and Romania can benefit from each other’s experiences in various fields and exchange of delegations of Parliamentarians, civil society organizations, journalists, students etc would help further strengthen and consolidate the existing close and cordial relations between the two countries.
It was observed in a meeting held between the Deputy Prime Minister of Romania, Mr. Bogdan Pascu and the Chairman Senate, Mr. Mohammedmian Soomro on Tuesday. It was emphasized that a wide scope exists for up-gradation and expansion of relations between the two countries especially in the fields of trade and commerce. Similarly, they could also benefit from sharing of experiences and best practices in agriculture, IT industry, energy, housing and construction.
The Chairman said the Pakistan highly valued its relations with Romania which are moving from strength to strength and the visit of Romanian Deputy Premier would enhance bilateral cooperation and lead to greater cultural and economic collaboration between the two countries. He complimented the Romanian leadership on attaining EU membership.
The Chairman also recalled his visit to Romania taking place last year when he led a Parliamentary delegation to that country and recounted his fruitful exchange of ideas with a cross section of the Romania society and the government officials. Mr. Mohammedmian Soomro said that the visit of the Romanian Deputy Premier would help re-invigorate economic relations between Pakistan and Romania.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Romania informed the Senate Chairman that the Romanian delegation had held very fruitful meetings with Pakistan authorities and the members of the delegation were fully convinced that there existed many possibilities for further enhancing and strengthening cooperation between the two countries. Mr. Bogdan Pascu also informed the Senate Chairman that the business of real estate was one of the flourishing businesses in Romania and that the two countries can benefit from each other’s experiences in this area.
Later, the Senate Chairman hosted a luncheon in honour of the Romanian Deputy Prime Minister which was also attended by Deputy Chairman Senate, Mr. Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali, Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination, Mr. Salim Saifullah Khan, Senators, MNAs’ and people from all walks of life.